The import duty on English-language books and magazines in Japan blows your mind. ¥600~¥800 for your daily newspaper, ¥1500 for the New Yorker or Economist, ¥2000 for a novel.
If you are new to Tokyo, never mind the price, just locating English-language books can be an issue. Here are my favorite … read more »
This post is for those who have already got their translation. See my introduction in Part 1, here
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Things to Bring
Easy and Hard
Nationalities Exempt from Practical Test
If you are American or other non-exempt country
Getting to the Licensing Authority
Things to Bring
You have your translation!
If not see Part … read more »
This post introduces you to driving in Japan
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Do you really need a car?
Having said that…
Easy and Hard
Nationalities Exempt from Practical Test
★ The First Step – Translation ★
Getting There
Things you need to bring
Stage one: Complete
Let me start this post with a brief preamble.
Do you really need a … read more »
